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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - A coup leader who seized power in a rebel war two years ago is seeking Central African Republic's presidency in a runoff election Sunday against a man representing the former ruling party he ousted.
The military strongman Francois Bozize faces former prime minister Martin Ziguele in a poll that many hope will bring an end to an era of army coups and revolts. Bozize is favored to win, hoping victory at the ballot box will give him the legitimacy his government lacks.
Bozize led a rebel army that propelled him to the nation's top post in a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire in March 2003, when the rest of the world's attention was focused on the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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